I Got Dreams...A Cyberpunk Bedtime Story... Citizens of early 21st century Earth... In the darkest corners of what may or may not be your future reality, holographic displays illuminate the night, I find myself lying in bed, wearing a neuro-interface headband. It's a tool that allows me to enter the realm of dreams, but also a symbol of the control that binds us. If you are listening to my voice, I need to share my story. In the last years of the 21st century, life transformed into a 3D hologram nirvana. a mysterious global tech cabal known as NSN, rose to power, promising to solve all of humanity's problems. They claimed to have eradicated world hunger, crime, violence, mental health issues, and even racial and economic disparities. It sounded too good to be true... And it was. NSN introduced the Social Neural Network, a program that connected our minds, shaping our dreams, and fulfilling our desires. It was hailed as a technological savior, and governments around the world eagerly signed contracts for what they called "virtual security." But little did we know, it was the security of our enslavement. I'm trying to reach you, to warn you about this world, to prevent it from becoming your reality. Dreaming used to be an escape, a way to explore the unknown...but now it's nothing more than a subscription service, controlled by the global elite. They monitor our thoughts, and our desires, and manipulate them for their gain. As I walk through the city streets, neon lights flickering above, I witness people lost in their dream pods, their minds disconnected from the physical world. Opting out of the Neural Social Network isn't a crime, but it's met with social condemnation. Those who dare to break free from the system are silenced and banished to the fringes of society. But there is hope. We are IGD! an underground resistance, a group of rebels who refuse to surrender their autonomy. We gather openly in highly encrypted holographic chatbot rooms, symbols of our defiance against MSN's control. Together, we strive to reclaim our dreams, to dream freely and authentically. Our mission is clear... We infiltrate MSN's quantum AI control room, confronting the executives who sit behind a wall of monitors and data streams. We challenge their authority, declaring that dreams should be the manifestation of our true selves, not a product of their control. We initiate a hack, disrupting the dream pods, and setting minds free from virtual influence. Standing on a rooftop, overlooking the sprawling city skyline, I witness the liberation of dreams. The dream pods malfunction, disconnecting individuals from the clutches of NSN... In the chaos that follows, humanity rediscovers the power of its imagination, the beauty of uncertainty, and the strength of individual thought. Now, as people walk the virtual streets, their faces alive with wonder and excitement, creativity and diversity thrive once more. We have awakened from the dream-induced slumber, reclaiming the power to dream our dreams, unshackled by the chains of control. but the battle has just begun... "powered by animated music" https://withkoji.com/@animatedmusic
